Have a Cigar! MLJ Publishing and Golden Age Archie only! 22 22

[RedGiant]

Just posted a nearly complete run of CGC graded Blue Ribbons (some of my undercopies) - if anyone looking:

 

[The Black Hand ®]

I tried putting together a complete Blue Ribbon run in the early 2000's but ended up missing about five of them. I was able to do a complete Top Notch run along with TN Laugh and Laugh Comix and then Suzie for the first 20 issues or so. That was tough, even back then, but doable.

As far as Blue Ribbon goes, the reason I couldn't complete it back then was because I was too cheap to pay for higher grade copies of the issue I was missing.

[RedGiant]

On 8/3/2023 at 8:05 AM, The Black Hand ® said:

I tried putting together a complete Blue Ribbon run in the early 2000's but ended up missing about five of them. I was able to do a complete Top Notch run along with TN Laugh and Laugh Comix and then Suzie for the first 20 issues or so. That was tough, even back then, but doable.

As far as Blue Ribbon goes, the reason I couldn't complete it back then was because I was too cheap to pay for higher grade copies of the issue I was missing.

I can only dream of being able to 'overpay' for these in the early 2000s compared to what I'm paying for them in 2023.  Congrats on almost finishing and congrats on finishing up the Top Notch run, that one is tough too.

[Susanville]

[Spyder!]

Don’t think I ever posted this one here. Picked this one up raw at the first Collector’s Summit last year in Bellevue. It was falling apart. I sent it to Kenny who did amazing work on it. This is my favorite Zip. 

[comicjack]

On 8/10/2023 at 1:45 AM, Spyder! said:

Don’t think I ever posted this one here. Picked this one up raw at the first Collector’s Summit last year in Bellevue. It was falling apart. I sent it to Kenny who did amazing work on it. This is my favorite Zip. 

We should look that good at eighty plus years 

[Mutie Fan]

On 8/10/2023 at 1:45 AM, Spyder! said:

Don’t think I ever posted this one here. Picked this one up raw at the first Collector’s Summit last year in Bellevue. It was falling apart. I sent it to Kenny who did amazing work on it. This is my favorite Zip. 

Thats a nice looking funny book!

 

[Point Five]

 

[Spyder!]

Very nice! 

[Point Five]

Thanks to Mark/RedGiant for this beauty! One of those lightly trimmed bound volume books. I love it. 

[The Black Hand ®]

On 8/11/2023 at 4:46 PM, Point Five said:

Thanks to Mark/RedGiant for this beauty! One of those lightly trimmed bound volume books. I love it. 

This is one of the BR's I never could find. Love Mr. Justice.

[Mutie Fan]

I was very lucky to get this from a fellow boardie many years ago. One of my favorite books. This one is the Cosmic Aeroplane copy. 

[Mutie Fan]

On 8/10/2023 at 8:07 PM, Point Five said:

 

Such a nice book. I need to get some Zip in my life. 

 

[PKJ]

Been coming up short lately but did add Archie Annual 1. Had not seen one in a while and now about 3 are in auction. 

[Susanville]

Picked up the little sister today to go with her big sister.

Big sister:

[Susanville]

Long, long legs.

[jimbo_7071]

Here are some relatively recent pick ups that I haven't posted here 

[RedGiant]

My favorite cover in the run. Btw I really hate comics in mag slabs!

[sagii]

On 9/24/2023 at 12:07 AM, RedGiant said:

My favorite cover in the run. Btw I really hate comics in mag slabs!

Sweet copies(!!!) my friend 

[MrBedrock]